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THE CARLISLE CONTEST.
A Mongro Attendance Causes q Postpone.
7 WV mont Of tho Arrumnnt.

WAsnlsdroN, Dec. 20.-The House
Committee on Elections was called to.
ge!her to-day to fix a date for the consider
alton Of the Thoebe.Uarllslo contested
election case.
]. Halo sypher appeared as counsel for
the contestant and announced that. he
was ready TO proceed with the case. MI.
Theodore Hallam, Of Covington, KY, who
represented tho Speaker, stated that Mr..
Carlisle desired speedy settlement ol the
contest. 0,1 'gs2, 4 ~ +
1nasmuch as a bare quorum was pres-
ont, the committee did not feel disposed
to begin the consideration Of the case at
once, and after short discussion settled
upon Friday, January 6!h, as the date
for taking 1t up. .i0a ~
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Survivors Of a wrecked Soho on ar

NEw 4YoRS, Dec. 2o.-David ]. Camp.
boil, mate, and John C0lernan and Frank
Taylor, aeamen euryivors Of the crew Of
the coasting schooner Kelly, wrecked Oh
the Delaware Capes on the 10Th inst. were
landed here to-day. Captain Taylor died
OF exhaustion and the steward Was washed
over board, .55s }7Isi7. Z 4,
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-In the House
day Mr. Brumm, Of Pennsylvanis, offered
a preamble ard resolution reciting tha! it
Is currently reported that tho coal opera
tors in the Lehigh region arc now import
ing or are shout to import 1000 Belgian
miners under contract, to take the place OF
the mlners now on q strike in that section; !;
that the striking minera have used every
endeavor to have settlement OF the dil.
ferencea by arbitration, aud that the opsr.
ators have positively refused to enter into
arbitration; and requesting tho Presid ent
to notify the officials OF the Treasury De.
partment OF these facts and urge them to
use special snorta 10 prevent the landing
OF the BalgtRn miners and to see that tho
law agalnst the importation OF labor under
contract is strictly enforced. Referred to
tho Committee on Labor, >.
Proposition to increaso the membershi D
ot the Committee on Rules to seven, and
to provide for Committee on the Ameri-
can !sthmus, were respectively introduced
by, Messrs. Townshend and Baker, Of Illi-
nois, and referred to the Committee on
lulee. - ~ ~ 10 ''''j'- =,
Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, moved an adjourn.
ment, ota!ing that be did so in order to
enable the Committee on Rules TO rseet
and decide upon report which would
probably be submitted' tomorrow. Mo
ton agreed to, aud the House at 1915 ad.
lourned. .I5l., y y II =, -
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Transfera l,ccn1asd.

Clerk Hook yeaterday admitted to re.
cord four doeds OF trust; deed made De-
csmber H. by A. J. CLARK, trustee, to
Charles Moore, in consideration OF 81 600,
for lot so. in Joseph Ca!dwelTs addition,
on tho vest side ol Chapline street, South
OF Twenty.Eeventh. e5l.
Deed made December IA, by Frank
johnson, trustee, to Andrew j. Smith, in
consideration Of $500, for q lot on South
Wabanh etiest, south Of Delaware street.
. Deed made December IA, by Anthony ].
Talbert, to Henry Pape, in consideration
Of 81 $50, for 3O3 acres Of ground ad Join.
ing lands OF Samuel Grove, in this county.
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Found Denti' in rnsir Hoa,n,,. !,

NV YoRx, Dec. 20.-James Hickey, q
blind bsggar, and his wife, Elizabeth,
were found dead yesterday in q awzotched
little room, al 90 Cherry street. The woman
was fully dressed and lay upon bed dead,
is:s believed, Of alcoholism, whilo her
husbAGI, yho has usually attended mase
Sunday mornings. asd evidently dropped
dead while dressing. There wesb no indi.
cations of suicide. : 4. lsf. !! 8 q
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PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Tho Attendance ID Small, hut There l
Plenty OF Enthuslnsn,

The Attendance Is Small, hut There /,
Plenty OF Enthusinssn.
NEW YoRk, Dec 20.-The Middle State
Prohibitionists met at No. 3 East Four.
teonth street to-day. The attendance was
small, but the enthusiasm was great.
About a third of those present were
women. The. States represented wero
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
New York. Hon. H. @. Bascom opened
the proceedings with prsyer and after
wards welcomed the delegates in speech
in which be said that encouraging reports
regarding the constitutionality of pro.
hibition has bsen received from all parts
Of the country. Mr.. Il. Y. Walters was
elected Chairman, and the delegates fol.
lowed each other in making fvs.minute
speeches in favor of prohibition.
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lrls not stranGe that the colored men
oil Boeton oppose the confirmation OF Mr..
Lamar. The appointment was consplc'
uously unfit to be made. Mr.. Lamar
lives in tho past, does not know that the
world moves and lacks the judicial tenn.
peramtnt. But he will be confirmed all
the same. There is not enough backbone
in the ssnate to reject him. A good deal
Of the backbone in the Senate Is made ol
snnr mate, ".a.. .. .... ..| ..f
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Accuse. Sutionnli,ts Of uullao,,nr

Lospos, Dec. 2o.-Aloat Rev. Edward
7. O'D1yer, Roman Cothollc Biahop OF
Limerick, w,ltsu 70 the papero accusing
the National!ot newspapers :ot trying to
coerce Mgr. Persico and the Pope, and
condemning their methods. H9 t!aulsres
that the present guidance Of tho Irish spi.
tators is POLITICALLY atup;d ard morally
wrong, ,.3E5. 'F ~ 's1t II li'-.s ,-fTi e 5llssa
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Another Railroad Extension.

The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 4 St. Louis
Company will extend, as soon as it can be
done, Its New Cumberland branch from
New Cumberland to the potseYies and
brickeries, three miles shove that town.
1t is intended ultimately to extend the
road uD the Ohio river nearly to Phillips.
burg. This will be done to tap the coal
fields in Beaver and that oil Washington
county, north OF Mcdonald, Bulger and
BurgettstoTn, now too remote from both
water and rail .a'E .s,.-aT ". - = 4 -'.'-7
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IN this legion, 80 bountifully pleased
with natural gas and back Of 1t plentiful
supply OF coal, we can hardly realize what
It is to b, without fuel for the FIRE. Some
Of our less fortunate countrymsu in the
great West know how It Is. Ia there any
spot In the world blessed above this Ohio
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FIsn dish act of Leading Men,

sF. LOUIS, Dec. 2O.-About II o'clock
last Saturday John Eelley and Ernca.
Jones attempted 70 force their way into
the house OF Irs. Livingston, at Flora,
Ills. She fred at them aa they were on
tering a window, wounding both, but not
seriously. They then broke down the
door, entered the houae and fslled Mrs.
Livingston to the floor with her own re.
volyer. Tho pea v;c;-asted yesterday
and the town is greatly excited soyse tns
bold outrage. Jones Is the wild scion Of
a wealthy citizen, and. Kelley is o leading
resident Of the place and prominent
Lsasos md church member.
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Excitement In tho OH Market.

HSw foRH, Dec. 2O.-There was some
excitement and much trading In the oil
marks! to-day in consequence Of petro.
leum running up 10 S2sc, tho highest
point touched in eeyeral weeks. i An un.
founded rumor was cot aaoat to the effect
that the production OF come OF tho oil
wells hsd greatly increased. 4
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Tho yyeatsrn Union yY,ps.

Nkw YoRS, Dec. 2O.-James b. Good.
sells suit against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to recover ovor half a
million dollars ior an alleged broach of
contract has been decided in favor of the
Western Union Company by tho Superior
Court. The suit was brought for alleged
breach Of contract in failing to send, as it
ls claimed, tho news OF plaintiff over its
wires. Plaintiff was at Tie time proprieto.
OF q press asaociat;on. - =
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KANSAS CRY, Dec. 2O,-The snow which
began falling here laa. night continued
until the rapidly falling temperature
checked It this morning. Tbs mercury
tonight Is hovering about the zero point,
and the snow on q level averages eight
inches In. depth. All the railroads are
seriously impeded. Tia slnow is now gen:
eral in this vicinity, but from 4 ansss,
Nebraska, Colorado and Missouri come
reports 0! heavy Winds, and bitter cold in.
Creaslng In intensity, iIR5l IA 55FlI Iif
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A Wheeling Actor Home.

Mr.. Frank Hennig is at his home in
this city. lie will leave Friday to rejoin
Mi. Thomas W. Keane, the tragedian, Of
whose company he is leading member.
Mr.. keane opens the new HAymarket
theatre, at Chicago, on Saturday evening.
MIR. Hennig says the SEASON has been q
very successful one, and Mr.. KeRns has
made a good record. Tho company has
not rested for m unusually long time,
and takes vacation this week on &C.
count Of the usual dull business in the
week preceding the holidays.
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a Village Almost Destroy cd. |.

NEBRASKA Cry, NRs,, Dec. 2o.-Weep,
ing Water, small toSn near here, vas
almoat entirely destroyed by lre' laat
night, and wa. atill burning to-day. Heavy
winds prevailed and everything was
burned within reach Of the flames. Loss
$S0,OC0, with little insurance, I.1T7.
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Rarbou Elected in Virginia,

4 RICHMOND. Va, Dec. D.-A vote ior q
United States Senator to succeed Mr.. Rid.
dleberrer, was taken in general assembly
today, with the following result: Senate,
Hon. jamea 8. Barbour, 26; Gen. William
Mahone, Is. House, Barbour, 6l;
Nahone IS. n < +, i5ylls!fi NJ.
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Tho Texas Wneut G.oa,

FoRr WoRrH, TES, Dec. 2o.-Reposis
from the winter wheat growing counties
OF Texas received by the Gasslts show an
increase in acreage from 10 to 100 per cent.
No more rain is needed before March, and
the indications arc that the crop OF 1888
will be double that Of this year. b.
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An American Sentenced in Enr,,n, n

LONDON, Dec. 20.-Dan Doherty, tho (
American who shot and killed George M
Graham, another American, has been con- COZ.
vlcted Of granddaughter and sentenced 10
penal nervitude for life. Tho Judge, in
sentencing Doherty, declared that the
jury had taken q mercitul view Of tho pris-
o,ner's crime. They would have, lie ea;d,
been perfectly juatihcd in returning vor.
dict Of guilty OF murder, and had they
dono 80 he would not have heaita.ed to
pass death gentenos, 80 IA,
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a Dakota Blizzard.

ST.. PAUL, Dec. 2o,-Ths first genuine
blizzard Of the season has been raging in
Dakota all day. Astorm Of snow as Ane
as sand is driven by fierce wind, and &C.
companied by very low temperature. at
Assinsboine the Thermometer indicated
2S' below at s o'clock r. N. Huron reports
all trsins lete. and those Of the Northwest:
ern road abandoned entirely. 1t has
been showing In St. Paul almost all dsy,
and at 10 o'clock r. NJ. ia growing cold. -
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The popo Refused to Interfere

LoSpoN, Dec. 2o.-The duke of Nor
folk, who went to Romo to convey to the
Popethe congratulations OF Queen Victoria
on his juilee, left that city, ourtail-
ing his visit, go 6a..lois Il sssertv,
because OF the absolute refusal OF ths
Pope to iurther interfere in the ralations
between the Irish clergy and the people.
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Special DLsputch to tie Intellioencer.

sFSeso* 17p0h8e1s 70 VIC 1N&t1ITUtIEteT.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dac. 20.-A resolu.
tion was introduced by Senator Faulkner
to-day, and referred to the Committee on
Privilegea and Elections, to pay Mr.. Lu.
cas- expenses as contestant. The amount
WAS left blank for the committee to fill,
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BosToN, Dec. 20.-Ths Boston branch oil
the National League Of colored men, at a
meeting held last evening, adopted a reao.
luton opposing the confirmation OF Secre.
tsry Lamar as Judge Of the Supreme
Court Of tho United States.
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!. War Al,no.t uo,vn,aah,o,..

LONDON, Dec. 2l.-It is stated that S1ss
Ing hia visit to San Iemo; The Duke Of
Edinburg expressed the opinion that war
was almost unavoidable and was likely to
break out at no distant date, 5SEj
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roreta,hers Day Celebrated,

BosroS, Dec. 20.-Foreiathers' day was
celebrated with banquet In Music hall
this evening. Addresses were made by
Governor Ames, Lieutenant Governor
BBtackett, "Mark Twain, :" Ohauncey n.
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Wool Mon oondemn cleveland.

RoouEsErR, N. Y, Dsc. 2O.-The New
YORK american Merino Sheep Breeders'
Association, at their annual meeting In
this city to-day, passed resolutionu con.
demning the message Of the President, 60
far as 1t favored putting wool on the free
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Haley knocked Out

FLusuINaTos, N. Y, Dec. 2O.-Tom5
haley colored, and Frank Ryan, white,
fought, four desperate rouuds, London
Prize ring rules, near this village last nip ht,
Ryan knocked out his colored autavoni ist..t
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 2O.-The
brewers have been granted time until
March l, 1888, in which to dispose of their
stock, on q promise made by. them to
close their brsweries on that date. 80
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Postal Route Chnnged-por,oual

Special Dispatch 10 TIE Inte,liye,eer.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dsc. 2O.-The postal
route between Burton end Wileyville has
boen changed to include Dean.
Judge james Fl. Ferguson and District
Attorney Watts, OF Charleston, are here.
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DIED,

REYNOLDs-on Monday, December 10, 1857, q +
n.umptlop, a. the residence ot Rev John A.
Tracy, MeAson, W Va, JANEs, ton Of ThoMus
Funeral from the residence Of his father, No, IS
Twentieth street. Requiem mla a. St. loscph's
Cathedral ut 9;ao 4. NJ <. 5yis.5 t'F
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The Pennsylvnnia ROADS NOW De

The fennsylvania Roads Now Departure.
PHILADELPHIA, fA., Dec. 2O.-Thei
scheme Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, or the establishment OF an en-
g!oyea' saving institution has been per.
iected, and to-day EsesiGent Roberts ia.
sued a circular to those In ita service east
OF Pittsburgh and Erie, setting forth the
action OF the board OF directors and out
lining the regula.ions OF the fund,
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Lizzio Evans Coming.

Referring to sour Angel" the Cincinnati
Enquirer Of August 81 aays:
Lizzie Evans is an Ohio girl and certain
ly has no reason to be ashamed of her re-
ception last evening in the principal city
of her natal State. The enthusiastic
audience called the little actrcsa before
the curtain ct the end Of every act Miss
Evans is doubly fortunate this season, in
that she has a very strong new play-"Our
Angel"-and very capable company to
interpret the various roles which carry
out its action. Miss Evans Ia a hard
working, conscientious little woman and
IL reaping the fruit OF her labor. She i'm.
proves each eeaeon, very remarkably in
singing and dancing, bus noticeably also
in acting. She has the appearance and
voice OF child. All she does is easy and
natural, and there psrvadea hor po1lorm-
ance that indescribsble attractive come.
thing We call magnetism.
Miss Evans will give this play at the
Wheeling Opera House next Monday
night, -
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BERLIN, Dec. 2O.--The Cologne Gazette,
correspondent at San Reno says that the
growth in the Grown Princes throat ID
diminsshing. { eSFi5S i;5S. g5'. E.55 a Z.
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RICHARD 4. For;


:, LONDON, Dec. 20.-The Sportsn,an Save
the contest between Smith and Kilrain.
was more Of a wrestling match thsn a
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no Attempt to XIII tho .csnr.
sr. PErknssuRa, Dec. 20.-The report
yesterday that another attempt hap bsen
made to aasasainats tho Car ia officially
contradieted, ,3i. 's,3s lI !
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And so the hackmsn aro going to strike.
Good. It will ba 8u innonse relief to soc
hacknan do anything. y, IA, S,a3,3ll a
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"JINl, THE PENMAN.n
A Memorable Hvent In tho Dramatic His.
..I.H t0ry Of Wheeling. F

|
To say that "Jim, the Penman," which
was presented at the Opera House las
night for the frat time In Wheeling, Is 4
wonderful play, Is but to say again wha,
has been eald by nearly every critic who
has ever. written aboutit. To cay II was
acted well last night by Mr.. Palmer's com.
pany does not adequately characterize the
production. 1t may without exaggera.
tion be pronounced In all that entors into
o meritorious drama the greatest periorm-
snce evor witnessed on Wheeling stage,
The story, which begins at the rise ot the
curtain, holds tho breathless interest of
the hearers till the close. Before tho first
act is we'll on the auditors lean forward.
lost to their surroundings, carried away
by the verisimilitude OF the stage pictures: !:
and throughout the other three acts this
Impression 10 heightened steadily Till the
climax.
The drama ls new handling OF IN old
theme. The title role Ia that Of a ekillful
torger, enriched by bis crimeg, but having
a happy family and wide circle OF cui.
tured alriends who only know him as a
respectable and rich man Of business. OF
course exposure comes In the end, and
death merclfully ends sll. e
The construction OF the play is daring,
Bad acting would ruin It. At ono time there
are twelve or rfourteen gentlemen and ladies
on the stage, a social gathering at the
house Of AFR. Ra'slon (Jim and every one
ls an unuSually good actor or actress. The
representation Of refined social gather
Ing is natural and the scene q success,
At another time two people-RaI.
ton Mr.. George EDGAR and bis wife
Miss May Brooklyn)-eit for over five
minutes without speaking, yet 80 impres-
sive is their acting that the only time the
breathless eilence was broken last night
was to applaud. The closing ecene, the
sudden death Of Ras.on, the capture of
his accomplice, Baron HarlieN Harry
Eytinge) BY Capt. Reduood, the detective
MIR. Lewis Baker, and the sudden OPEN
Ing Of the doors into the breakfast room
beyond, where the wedding feast is pro.
greEsing, was stsrtlingly real. All these
people. Mr.. Wright Huntington as Louis
Perciral, Mr.. Matthews as DR.. Peltyuiss,
and all tho ladies' in the com.
pany bore their parts 90 well
as to make the claim seem
very reasonable that this is the strongest
cast which ever enacted the drama, II
the othera won less favor 1t was more be-
cause their parts had less thrilling inter
est. All were more than satisfactory, and
tho presentation as whols one which nc
one who witnessed 1t will ever forget.
The play will be repeated this evening.
The house last night was fairly filled, and
Judging from the interest and pleasure Of
those in the audience, there will be stand
ing room only this evening, and little of
that. tssff.0-'" \ - =
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MUST Be FINISHED.
TIE sMITu-KILRAIN PRIZE FIGHT.
The American's Hacker Says IL tho Draw
10 Final He Will claim tho Deit FOR Jake,
Sullivan Challenges both Mon for
Fivo Thousand Dollars q side, 81

NRw YoRK, Dec. 2O.-Rlchard K. Fox
this morning sent the following messages
in regard 10 tho smith.Kilrain fight: is 80 q
ITO George ". Atkn,on, Roferee G1lruinsmith hsAt,
Editor Sporting LIE, Lsndon: Ts 'ft4
Fight must be finished. II Smith re-
fuses shall claim belt, worlds CHAMPION.
chip and stakes for Kirain,n l,a,T 'Ts3S
This cablcgram was sent to his repre-.
sentative: .------',' Is. Il ~
Wiiiam E. Harding: lt
aDraw won't do. Men must f,vht Ia
duiah. II Smith refuses, shall claim half.
worlds championship and etakeu ior XII.
rain. Am willing to buck Jake sgalnat
John l.. Sullivan after this Ia eettled for
IS 900 to $4,000 and the belt. -, -,
To the dispatchea Mr.. Fox expecta an.
swera tonight. He thinks Smiths hack. Z
ers are afraid to put thor money on him
now, since they have oeon the nnrish-
ment he received, but whether Smith will {
agree to q finish fight no Ia uncertain. In
case Smith refuses, Mr.. Fox will claim the
belt and etakca. He would rather the
men should meet again and settle matters,
80 that In the fight with Sullivan, Kilrain
could enter the ring with clear title to Z
tho worlds championship. All that 10 10 Z
be feared now, Mr.. Fox sayu, Is that sulli- /
van will not fight. "But l have stipulated
that the fight take place either in America
or Mexico. l have done enough for
England and the English sporting mon
and press, and 1t Is but right should now
40 something Tor the American press,
SHOULD there be an acceptance Of tho
challenge to meet kilrain shall stipulate
only that In addition to the location the
battle be fought within ak months, And
l think Jake can whip him." AZ 3 4
The World will publish the following
telegram from London tomorrow in rela-
tion to the Kilrain-smlth fight: 9 S
Richard Il. Fo1. Eew York:
Just arrived. London crszy over the
fight. Battle the greatest on record.
kilrain strongest at the tioieh, Kilrain \
pronounced the best fighter ever sean in
England. Conceded he would have won,
2niy y tne dsrkness ended the battle. /
what about stokes2 Wire Atklneon i'm !;
medlately. n 80 / : 'q5,
Ne NAsiened.) HARDING.
Jake kirain, Champion of Tie World, picadgly
LONDON: ..s"sss -. -tt@l.t
NY warmest congratulations on your
great fight. Press and public all do honor !
10 the American champion, and hail you
champion of the world. will back YOU 9
against sny man in the world for $4,000
to $4,000. -" D0
(signed) RICHARD K, For. Is
sullivan Challenges Kilrain and Smith. ~
LONDON, Dec. 2O.-John L. Sullivan,
now exhibiting in Glasgow, issued chal-i /
lenge to-day to Smith or Kilrain for /:
5000 side. ~ 3; VA
The Marquis of Queensberry offers
gold medal for q glove contest Of eight
rounds between kilrain and Smith, |;
Ki!Iain and his party left Paris at IL
O'Clock tonight. -" 800
Smith and Kilrsin will spend Christmas
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The Interstate Commerce Bill Com
miesion should prevent the car stove from
riding dead'head. ;sii d
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Ghe Q'ttelliqft1t1|j1l:.:
ONCE, Nos. 70 and ~ fourtes snth Street.
WHOEVER wants some ol this weather
may have 1t below cost. 2.
IT Ia very nice for Sarah Bernhardts
son to marry princess. Now he may
buy himself princely title in Itely,
where thoso things 20 for song.

" Sullivan should aRroe to fight Kilrain
and Smith together, that would be worth
talking about. In these little affairs there
shonId besome approachto even matching.